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    Arms and the Man

    Written by George Bernard Shaw

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    Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to the gallant Sergius Saranoff, hero of the recent Bulgarian victory over the Serbs. But she is distracted by the abrupt arrival of Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss mercenary who fought for the Serbian army. He takes refuge in her bedroom after the battle and although he is initially threatening, reveals that he carries chocolate creams instead of bullets. Will Raina marry the posturing Sergius or the chocolate cream soldier? Extra intrigue is provided by saucy servant girl Louka, her dour fiance Nicola, and Raina's hand-wringing parents. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

    Cast (in order of speaking):

    Narrator: Availle
    Catherine Petkoff: Karen Savage
    Raina Petkoff: Elizabeth Klett
    Louka: Arielle Lipshaw
    Captain Bluntschli: mb
    Officer: David Lawrence
    Nicola: Barry Eads
    Major Petkoff: Robert Keiper
    Sergius Saranoff: Mark F. Smith

    Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox Audio
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    George Bernard Shaw

    George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856 and moved to London in 1876. He initially wrote novels then went on to achieve fame through his career as a journalist, critic and public speaker. A committed and active socialist, he was one of the leaders of the Fabian Society. He was a prolific and much lauded playwright and was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. He died in 1950.

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